What are some symptoms of bipolar disorder?

What are some of the most recongnizable symptoms of bipolar disorder?

Mood instability is the hallmark symptom of bipolar disorder. However, this is not typically radical mood swings in the way that most people think of them occurring several times a day. People with bipolar disorder typically spend at least a few days to a week in a mood state before it resolves itself or switches. Depressed mood states include feeling down, not enjoying pleasurable activities, trouble concentrating, sleep problems (either too much or not enough), appetite problems, feeling worthless or excessively guilty, feeling tired or fatigued, being fidgety or moving very little, and thoughts about death or suicide. Manic mood states occur when a person's mood is excessively happy or irritable. They may be accompanied by feeling rested with very little or no sleep, feeling too good about yourself (grandiose), feeling pressured to keep talking, racing thoughts, distractibility, fidgeting or an increase in activity, and excessive involvement in pleasurable activities with a high potential for painful consequences (e.g. buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, etc.). If you believe that you or someone you care about has bipolar disorder it is very important that you seek professional help as this disorder is associated with a high risk for suicide. It has a strong genetic component so there is often a family history of similar problems, even if it was never diagnosed. Bipolar disorder used to be called manic-depression, so many people from older generations might call it that. Hope that helps. Source(s): I'm a clinical psychologist.

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Can't sleep, when Your up. Can't get out of bed Your so depressed, when Your down. Things like that and a difficult time reasoning like others do.
Don't bother trying to diagnose this yourself-the symptoms are often very changable, and more people fit than would be expected. You need to go to a mental health professional, and let them decide what you might have, and your best course of treatment. I spent a long time psyching myself up to have a hard-to-'fix' problem, but I could've saved myself a lot of heartache by leaving it in the hands of someone who deals with problems like this every day.
Dramatic mood swings. One minute your happy and enthusiastic, the next you're very down and depressed.
Inflated self esteem
Inability to sit still or sleep restfull
Pressure to keep talking and switching from topic to topic
Racing thoughts
Difficulty concentrating